1 ranger patrolled deadly Mojave Desert race

Only one ranger was patrolling an off-road race in the Mojave Desert where a competing truck killed eight spectators, a federal agency admitted on Wednesday.

The Bureau of Land Management said that the ranger was patrolling the 50-mile race on Aug. 14 when a spectator flagged him down and reported the truck went flying into the crowd.

"The ranger immediately responded, and once at the scene, quickly assessed the situation, and called for emergency support," Jan Bedrosian, BLM deputy state director of external affairs, said in a statement.